loading ...
Technology / Telecom news 1234

Swiss researchers test high-speed WLAN network

March 12, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 23 vote(s) | User comments: 1

According to the communication theory, only a limited amount of data can be transmitted within a given bandwidth for wireless communication. Ever since these limits were revealed 60 years ago, we have been ...


Wireless networks that build themselves

March 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 9 vote(s) | User comments: 1

From traffic lights to mobile phones, small computers are all around us. Enabling these ‘embedded systems’ to create wireless communications networks automatically will have profound effects in areas from emergency management ...


Ubiquitous broadband, more than optical illusion

February 19, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

Better access to ultra-fast broadband networks in Europe is driving development of a host of new web services, promising everything from video conferencing to internet protocol (IP) television. But “ultra-broadband” like ...


WLAN leads the way

February 05, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

Wireless radio networks not only provide convenient access to the Internet; they also help pedestrians to reliably navigate through narrow city streets or buildings. Fraunhofer researchers and partners are currently demonstrating ...


Optical fibre: secure in all the chaos

January 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s) | No comments yet

Secure messages hidden in chaotic waveforms, transmitted at up to 10 gigabits per second, is the vision behind a group of dedicated European researchers. Now they are prototyping the equipment that could make the vision a ...


The leading 'edge': plastic fibre slashes network costs

January 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 45 vote(s) | No comments yet

Plans in the 1990s to bring ultra-high speed telecom lines into every home foundered because the optical fibre infrastructure was just too expensive. But a new European project using plastic fibre and off-the-shelf ...


Double antennas deliver double the signal

November 26, 2007 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 9 vote(s) | No comments yet

Digital TV transmission techniques that deliver most benefit in the worst reception environments have been developed by a consortium of European researchers. The technologies promise to reduce the network infrastructure needed ...


KDDI, The Ubiquitous Provider Provides More

November 19, 2007 | User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 6 vote(s) | No comments yet

KDDI Corporation is focused on total customer service. Currently, DVD quality film may be purchased by broadband subscribers. In the R&D division, KDDI is poised to offer the first Quad HD download over the ...


Internet at warp speed, captain!

November 07, 2007 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 28 vote(s) | User comments: 1

The ultra-high data speeds possible on optical fibre networks will only come into their own when the fibres reach the last mile into everyone’s home. But that will require miniaturisation and integration of ...


8x8 Inc. Is Awarded VoIP Patent Allowing Standard & Internet Connection

October 31, 2007 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

The Santa Clara, Calfornia based company 8x8 Inc. has been awarded a patent for the arrangement of a telephone and an interface unit that interfaces with a standard switched system and Internet communication network.


Combined Expertise to Bring Wireless HDTV and Movies to Consumers

October 23, 2007 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

IBM and MediaTek Inc. today launch a joint initiative to develop ultra fast chipsets that can wirelessly transmit a full-length high definition movie to and from a home PC, hand-held device, retail kiosk or ...


New Technologies That May Save Lives

October 19, 2007 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

As part of the M-Taiwan project, NEC and Tatung will demonstrate life saving technologies at the WiMax Forum next week. The forum will display the efforts of NEC in providing ambulance to hospital large file ...


Innovations in International Calling: MAXroam SIM Cuts Costs

October 03, 2007 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 16 vote(s) | No comments yet

Cubic Telecom MAXroam Sim popular in Europe is on its way to North America. The MAXroam SIM card is inserted into an unlocked mobile phone with GSM network capability. MAXroam provides easy instructions on ...


Realizing Super 3G: NTT Develops Low-Power LSI Incorporating MIMO Signal-Processing Technology

September 13, 2007 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet

NTT DoCoMo announced today that it has developed and successfully tested a trial large-scale-integration (LSI) chip incorporating advanced power-saving signal-processing technologies that enable the chip to work at a sufficiently ...


Undersea WiFi can be made faster, says researcher

September 03, 2007 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 20 vote(s) | No comments yet

As the United States and Canada take their first step toward establishing a cabled ocean observatory, a University of Missouri-Rolla researcher is trying to improve the speed of wireless underwater communication.


Pages: 1 2 3 Next »